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Notable locations in Sonora: Sonora Sewer Farm (A), Tuolumne County Museum (B), Tuolumne County Law Library (C), Tuolumne County Courthouse (D), Sugg House (E), Sonora City Hall (F), Morgan Mansion (G), Tuolumne County Ambulance Service Station 10 (H), Tuolumne County Fire Department Station 59 Sonora (I), City of Sonora Fire Department (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sonora include: Saint James Episcopal Church (A), Saint Patricks Catholic Church (B), Sonora United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Jewish Cemetery (1), Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery (2), Masonic Cemetery (3), Mountain Shadow Cemetery (4), Sonora City Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sonora Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Sonora include: Coffils Park (1), Mother Lode Fairgrounds (2), Woods Creek Rotary Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Best Western Sonora Oaks Hotel (19551 Hess Avenue), Barretta Gardens Inn (700 Barretta Street).
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Tuolumne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.5. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.316. This is significantly better than average. There were 14 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 33.4. This is about average. There were 27 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 13.1. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 22.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 6.01. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 22.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sonora and their reported violations in the past:
OLD OAK RANCH (Population served: 300, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
CASCADE ESTATES (Population served: 210, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2003)
BELLEVIEW OAKS MUTUAL WATER CO (Population served: 140, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
USFS FRASER FLAT CAMPGD (Population served: 132, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (OCT-25-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-27-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from JUL-27-1999 to MAR-27-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
KENNEDY MEADOWS RESORT (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
STANISLAUS RIVER CAMPGROUND (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
GUS'S STEAKHOUSE (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
DARDANELLES RESORT (Population served: 42, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sonora that have no violations reported:
- USFS BAKER/DEADMAN CGD (Population served: 275, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- USFS DARDANELLE CAMP BRIGHTMN (Population served: 172, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PEPPERY GAR AND BRILL, THE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- USFS CLARK FORK CAMPD (Population served: 90, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- USFS DRY MEADOWS STATION (Population served: 65, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LAKE ALPINE REC. AREA (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- EVERGREEN LODGE (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MOUNTAIN SPRINGS GOLF COURSE (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SPICER MEADOW CAMPGROUND (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HIGHLAND LAKES #2 (Population served: 26, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.5%
(12.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 14.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 67.1% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 24.1% for other race residents, 12.4% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | California: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 50.6% | | Whole state: | 65.9% |
| This city: | 8.1% | | Whole state: | 5.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sonora, CA
People in group quarters in Sonora:
- 135 people in nursing homes
- 36 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 36 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Sonora compared to California state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Sonora (2011 data):
- Mother Lode Bank: at 172 West Stockton Road, branch established on 2004/07/30; Junction Office at 13769-C Mono Way, branch established on 2007/11/06. Info updated 2008/03/26: Bank assets: $64.1 mil, Deposits: $58.4 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
- Umpqua Bank: Sonora Junction Branch at 13775 Mono Way, branch established on 1998/04/24; Sonora Downtown Branch at 229 S. Washington St., branch established on 2000/03/31. Info updated 2011/09/02: Bank assets: $11,556.7 mil, Deposits: $9,325.3 mil, headquarters in Roseburg, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 193 total offices, Holding Company: Umpqua Holdings Corporation
- Bank of America, National Association: East Sonora Branch at 14830 E. Mono Way, branch established on 1980/03/03; Sonora Branch at 180 South Washington Street, branch established on 1937/10/13. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Sonora Branch at 808 East Mono Way, branch established on 1966/12/12; East Sonora Branch at 13761-B Mono Way, branch established on 1985/06/30. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Oak Valley Community Bank: Sonora Branch at 14580 Mono Way, branch established on 1996/05/28. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $612.4 mil, Deposits: $536.2 mil, headquarters in Oakdale, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Oak Valley Bancorp
- Bank of Stockton: Washington And Church at 242 South Washington Street, branch established on 1912/01/01. Info updated 2010/04/08: Bank assets: $2,047.8 mil, Deposits: $1,722.4 mil, headquarters in Stockton, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: 1867 Western Financial Corporation
- Westamerica Bank: Sonora Branch at 1311 Sanguinetti Road 1311-A, branch established on 1996/04/01. Info updated 2011/06/21: Bank assets: $4,998.1 mil, Deposits: $4,253.2 mil, headquarters in San Rafael, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 98 total offices, Holding Company: Westamerica Bancorporation
- Compass Bank: Sonora Branch at 13755-A Mono Way, branch established on 1989/06/30. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $63,107.0 mil, Deposits: $46,232.4 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 720 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
- Union Bank, National Association: Sonora Instore Branch at 1045 Mono Way, branch established on 1998/07/09. Info updated 2011/09/01: Bank assets: $88,967.5 mil, Deposits: $65,286.4 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 403 total offices, Holding Company: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Sonora, California:
- Best Western Sonora Oaks, 19551 Hess Ave, Sonora, CA 95370
 , Phone: (209) 533-4400, Fax: (209) 532-1964
- Sonora Aladdin Motor Inn, 14260 Mono Way, Sonora, CA 95370 , Phone: (209) 533-4971, Fax: (209) 532-1522
- Sonora Gold Lodge, 480 W Stockton St, Sonora, CA 95370 , Phone: (209) 532-3952
- Sonora Inn, 160 S Washington St, Sonora, CA 95370 , Phone: (209) 532-2400
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Sonora, California
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Wood (11%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Other fuel (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Tuolumne County California:
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Religion statistics for Sonora (based on Tuolumne County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 27.03%
| Here | | 27.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Assemblies of God | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | LDS (Mormon) Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church |
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| Adherents | 36.8% | 9.8% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 5.8% |
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| Congregations | 13.2% | 7.5% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 3.8% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Charismatic Churches Independent | Evangelical Free Church of America | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.6% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 16.5% |
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| Congregations | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 47.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 14 | Tuolumne County: | 2.51 / 10,000 pop. | | California: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7 | Tuolumne County: | 1.26 / 10,000 pop. | | California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21 | Tuolumne County: | 3.77 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 67 | Here: | 12.02 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 7.3% | | California: | 7.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Tuolumne County: | 22.8% | | California: | 21.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.3% | | State: | 17.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $10,609 | $63,654 | 1 | $2,280 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $28,324 | $84,972 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
15 | $92,676 | $74,141 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $17,956 | $35,912 | 6 | $13,426 |
| Firefighters |
6 | $34,691 | $69,382 | 5 | $3,359 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,429 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $39,628 | $47,554 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
3 | $13,074 | $52,296 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
46 | $236,958 | $61,815 | 14 | $21,494 |
Sonora government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,000 ($2.86)
- Charges - All Other: $126,000 ($25.77)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($0.41)
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $360,000 ($73.62)
Parks & Recreation: $255,000 ($52.15)
Police Protection: $73,000 ($14.93)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,525,000 ($311.86)
Regular Highways: $670,000 ($137.01)
Fire Protection: $523,000 ($106.95)
Financial Administration: $318,000 ($65.03)
Housing & Community Development: $150,000 ($30.67)
Central Staff Services: $124,000 ($25.36)
General - Other: $101,000 ($20.65)
Parks & Recreation: $22,000 ($4.50)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $118,000 ($24.13)
- General - Interest on Debt: $244,000 ($49.90)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,243,000 ($867.69)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,055,000 ($829.24)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $188,000 ($38.45)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $212,000 ($43.35)
General Revenue, NEC: $144,000 ($29.45)
Rents: $89,000 ($18.20)
Special Assessments: $50,000 ($10.22)
Property Sale Other: $4,000 ($0.82)
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $55,000 ($11.25)
Fire Protection: $4,000 ($0.82)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($0.41)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,699,000 ($551.94)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $265,000 ($54.19)
General Support: $254,000 ($51.94)
Highways: $101,000 ($20.65)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,180,000 ($445.81)
Property: $834,000 ($170.55)
NEC: $338,000 ($69.12)
Other Selective Sales: $228,000 ($46.63)
Public Utilities: $44,000 ($9.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,751,000 ($358.08)
6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,821 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.77% | | California average: | 5.75% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,247 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.67% | | California average: | 6.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sonora:
- KVML (1450 AM; 1 kW; SONORA, CA; Owner: CLARKE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
- KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
- KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
- KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
- KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KFBK (1530 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sonora:
- KKBN (93.5 FM; TWAIN HARTE, CA; Owner: CLARKE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KZSQ-FM (92.7 FM; SONORA, CA; Owner: CLARKE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCVR-FM (98.9 FM; COLUMBIA, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KTUO (99.1 FM; SONORA, CA; Owner: SONORA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- KXSR (91.7 FM; GROVELAND, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO)
- KHOP (95.1 FM; OAKDALE, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KEFR (89.9 FM; LE GRAND, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KUBB (96.3 FM; MARIPOSA, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF MONTEREY INC)
- KCIV (99.9 FM; MOUNT BULLION, CA; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KRVR (105.5 FM; COPPEROPOLIS, CA; Owner: THRESHOLD COMMUNICATIONS)
- KMPO (88.7 FM; MODESTO, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
- K214CT (90.7 FM; MARIPOSA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KAMB (101.5 FM; MERCED, CA; Owner: CENTRAL VALLEY BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- KDJK (103.9 FM; MARIPOSA, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K262AK (100.3 FM; SONORA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KBYN (95.9 FM; ARNOLD, CA; Owner: KBYN, INC.)
- K238AC (95.5 FM; SALIDA, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KWYL (102.9 FM; SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSVL (92.3 FM; SMITH, NV; Owner: DONEGAL ENTERPRISES)
- KOSL (94.3 FM; JACKSON, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Sonora:
- KMMK-LP (Channel 14; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION TEXAS, L.L.C.)
- KOVR (Channel 13; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: SCI - SACRAMENTO LICENSEE, LLC)
- KXTV (Channel 10; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KXTV, INC.)
- KUVS (Channel 19; MODESTO, CA; Owner: KUVS LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Sonora, California:
- Fatal accident count: 19
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 23
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
- Fatalities: 19
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 46
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
California average:
- Fatal accident count: 199
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 296
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 79
- Fatalities: 214
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 521
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 38
See more detailed statistics of Sonora fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 48 meters (157ft)
Total costs: $764,000
Total average daily traffic: 143,100
Total average daily truck traffic: 7,001
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1900-1909: 1
- 1910-1919: 0
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 2
- 1950-1959: 0
- 1960-1969: 0
- 1970-1979: 0
- 1980-1989: 8
- 1990-1999: 0
- 2000-2010: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Sonora, CA
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Sonora, CA
| Businesses in Sonora, CA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Kohl's | 1 |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | La-Z-Boy | 1 |
| Applebee's | 1 | | Lane Furniture | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 |
| Baskin-Robbins | 1 | | Lowe's | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Nike | 1 |
| Big O Tires | 1 | | Payless | 1 |
| Blockbuster | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | SAS Shoes | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| DHL | 1 | | Staples | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | Starbucks | 3 |
| Dennys | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | | T.J.Maxx | 1 |
| FedEx | 5 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| GameStop | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | UPS | 6 |
| Jack In The Box | 1 | | Vans | 1 |
| Jones New York | 1 | | Vons | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
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- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of thefts in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities that people commute into (largest positive percentage daily daytime population change due to commuting)"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Water transportation"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest differences between morning and afternoon humidity"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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